How To Make Cauliflower Breadsticks

Low carb cauliflower bread recipe that is an alternative to traditional breadsticks. These homemade cauliflower breadsticks are flavourful, cheesy and with easy to follow step-by-step instructions.

However, I won’t lie and warn you that it is a bit time consuming, so I highly suggest to double the recipe. But these cauliflower breadsticks will come out right, you will be able to pick them up by hand. I know you are wondering about that – the answer is “YES”.

How To Make Cauliflower Breadsticks

How To Make Cauliflower Breadsticks

Ingredients

1 large head of cauliflower (7″ – 8″ wide and 3-3.5 lbs) or 1 bag of store bought cauliflower rice

1/4 cup egg whites or 2 large eggs

1/2 cup + 3/4 cup (for topping) Mozzarella/Tex Mex cheese, shredded

1 tsp Italian seasoning (dried oregano or basil)

1/4 tsp ground black pepper

Pinch of salt

Marinara sauce or my mom’s Ukrainian adjika, for dipping

Cooking spray (I use Misto)*

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Rinse cauliflower, remove outer leaves and separate into florets with a paring knife. Place cauliflower florets in a food processor and process until “rice” texture. Some coarse chunks are fine.

Place in an ovenproof baking dish (I used Pyrex pie dish) and bake for 20 mins. Remove cooked cauliflower from the oven and transfer to a bowl lined with a tea/linen towel. Let the cauliflower cool down a bit until it is safe to touch, about 15 minutes.

Fold the towel holding by the ends and squeeze the liquid out of the cauliflower “ball” as hard as you can. Be patient and do this a few times until barely any liquid comes out. I squeezed out 1 cup of liquid. Second photo, from right to left: before squeezing, after squeezing, liquid squeezed out.

Bake for 18 minutes, remove from the oven and top with remaining 3/4 cup cheese. Bake for another 5 minutes and then broil until cheese turns golden brown. Cut into 12 breadsticks and serve hot with warm marinara sauce, if desired. P.S. For a lighter version, do not top with cheese.

Store: Refrigerate covered for up to 2 days. You can also freeze the breadsticks tightly wrapped in plastic, for up to 1 month. Thaw on a counter or in a microwave.

Notes

*Some people have reported their cauliflower breadsticks sticking to parchment paper, so if in doubt – spray with cooking spray. Mine didn’t.